Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Villarreal B vs FC Cartagena, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Segunda Division · 2023-24
FC Villarreal B
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Cartagena
Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal 1,522 HT 45' · FT 45'
Alex Fores 8' 1–0
1–1 71' Ivan Ayllon
1–2 74' Ortuno
Javier Ontiveros 16' Y
Abraham Rando 38' Y
Y 45' Gonzalo Verdu
Y 76' Ortuno
Y 90' Juan Narvaez

Overview

Match Preview

FC Villarreal B vs FC Cartagena — Segunda Division at Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal.

Match Details

  • Referee Iosu Galech Apezteguia (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Marcos Barroso Galan (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Alvaro Gonzalez Narvaez (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Real Racing Club de Santander 42 82
2 RC Deportivo La Coruna 42 77
3 UD Almeria 42 74
4 Malaga CF 42 73
5 UD Las Palmas 42 73
6 CD Castellon 42 72
7 Burgos CF 42 72
8 SD Eibar 42 67
9 Real Sporting de Gijon 42 61
10 Cordoba CF 42 61
11 AD Ceuta FC 42 61
12 Albacete Balompie 42 59
13 Andorra CF 42 58
14 Granada CF 42 48
15 Real Sociedad B 42 47
16 CD Leganes 42 46
17 Real Valladolid CF 42 46
18 Cadiz CF 42 43
19 CD Mirandes 42 40
20 SD Huesca 42 38
21 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 42 37
22 Real Zaragoza 42 36

Head-to-Head

2
FC Villarreal B 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals FC Cartagena
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-02 FC Villarreal B 1–2 FC Cartagena

Recent Form

FC Villarreal B
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep FC Cartagena H 1–2 L
26 Aug Elche CF A 0–1 L
21 Aug CD Eldense H 3–1 W
12 Aug Real Zaragoza A 0–2 L
FC Cartagena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep FC Villarreal B A 2–1 W
25 Aug Levante UD H 0–1 L
18 Aug Andorra CF A 2–3 L
13 Aug CD Eldense H 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Villarreal B is hosting FC Cartagena for another epic battle.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 8' FC Villarreal B is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alex Fores on 8.
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 16' It’s gonna be a card for Javier Ontiveros.
  • 21' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 36' FC Cartagena is showing some good football. However, FC Cartagena are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Abraham Rando was booked on 38.
  • 43' Jorge Pascual needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Gonzalo Verdu.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Damian Musto made 250 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' FC Cartagena manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isak Jansson is hanging Tomas Alarcon on the field on 59 minute.
  • 60' Damian Musto is replacing Gonzalo Verdu for the FC Cartagena side.
  • 65' FC Villarreal B is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Rodri Alonso. He replaces Jorge Pascual on 70 minute.
  • 71' What an equalizer from Ivan Ayllon!
  • 74' What a strike from Ortuno! The score is 1-2.
  • 76' Ortuno was booked on 76.
  • 79' Time for substitution for FC Cartagena. Ortuno is replaced by Juan Narvaez.
  • 83' Another substitution for FC Cartagena to replace Jony Alamo by Kiko Olivas on 83 minute.
  • 84' Another change for FC Villarreal B made on 84 minute. Abraham Rando leaves to be changed by Fabio Blanco.
  • 89' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jose Fontan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' It’s a booking for FC Cartagena player. Juan Narvaez gets a card.
  • Full Time. FC Cartagena beats FC Villarreal B

Lineups

FC Villarreal B Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

FC Cartagena Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 FC Villarreal B xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 FC Cartagena xG
I would bet for: FC Villarreal B or FC Cartagena 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Villarreal B36% Draw28% FC Cartagena36%
Actual: FC Cartagena win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Villarreal B or Draw
64%
Draw or FC Cartagena
64%
FC Villarreal B or FC Cartagena
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Villarreal B27% Draw45% FC Cartagena28%
Actual: FC Villarreal B win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Villarreal B

Handicap FC Villarreal B covers Push FC Cartagena covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Villarreal B keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
FC Cartagena keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.